Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.2 million penalty for failing to report an overheating issue with Ionic smartwatches, which caused burns to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ...

Fitbit will pay a civil penalty of $12.25 million after it "knowingly failed to immediately report" a defect in its Ionic smartwatches that caused dozens of people to sustain burn injuries, the ...

In 2022, Fitbit announced it was recalling its Ionic smartwatches due to a burn hazard. Now, the Google-owned company has agreed to pay a $12.25 million civil penalty for failing to report the hazard, ...

The company recalled 1.7 million Ionic watches in 2022 after reports of overheating and two third-degree burns. The company recalled 1.7 million Ionic watches in 2022 after reports of overheating and ...

Fitbit has been fined in $12.25 million as part of a settlement of a long-standing case with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This doesn't relate to a watch you can still buy today, ...